Busy Bee Mama

I started a job and I've been working my butt off. I have been slacking on some resolutions, but now that I'm making an extra income... hopefully, I can complete more of these. Fingers crossed.  Goals and Resolutions for 2018 Marathon/Run .  I would like to either run in a marathon or a fun-run type activity. I am not good at running or walking for that matter, so that is one thing I'd like to do in 2018. I feel like training for it alone would help my health. Go to the beach .  As a person who lived near the beach for 14 years of their life, I never liked the beach. I went to one in 2015 (the Bahamas) and fell in love with it. I want to go this year with Jude since he has never seen a beach (except in pictures).  Create a fragrance free bath bomb recipe.   I am allergic to fragrances, but I like the idea of bath bombs. I want to create a fragrance free recipe and make a bunch to put on an etsy shop. Learn to dance.  Take a dance class, even if...

It's May 9th.... I'm a little late. Hello! Hi! Ciao bella! Yes, I called you beautiful. What isn't beautiful is the shows we lost this month... It's sad. Be prepared to say goodbye, but don't fret... some longtime favorites have survived. Let's get ready to rumble. Cancellations Shades of Blue (NBC) will end with its upcoming 3rd season (premiering in June 2018) Everything Sucks (Netflix) The Quad (BET) Homeland (Showtime)  Seven Seconds (Netflix) Taken (NBC)  Living Bibically (CBS) Ash vs Evil Dead (Starz)  The Path (Hulu)  Here and Now (HBO) Renewals Arrow (CW) Black Lightning (CW) Dynasty (CW) The Flash (CW) Jane the Virgin (CW) Legends of Tomorrow (CW) Riverdale (CW) Supergirl (CW)  Supernatural (CW) Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (CW) - Season 4 is likely the last season. Killing Eve (BBC America) - Season 2 Mom (CBS) - Season 6 Alexa & Katie (Netflix) - Season 2 Barry (HBO) - Season 2 Silicon Valley (HBO) - Season 6 Broad City (...

The first part of my life update is to let you know that I got Ben and Jerry's ice cream on my 8 button and now I'm incredibly sad because it's sticky. Now let's get onto the actual update since my addiction to non-dairy delicious ice cream is not really an update. It's a constant. Let's see... Since April, I've had a lot of ups and downs in every aspect of my life. The week of my surgery was rough. My stepfather had a seizure at home (which in the last month... we have found out that no one can figure out why). It was the scariest situation because I've never had to call 9-1-1 before for a medical emergency and I felt completely helpless. Thankfully, he's okay now. A few days after that, I had surgery on my nose. It was gross and maybe one day I'll write a blog about the process. It happened on April 13th (Friday the 13th, woo!). I had a septoplasty, biturbinate reduction, and something to do with a concha bullosa. I have no idea what really...

Marchin' right on into April. We are almost at the end of the Winter television show run and at the beginning of the Spring television show run. Summer is only a few months away. I found a lot of good television shows this Fall/Winter, but unfortunately, there's been a lot of crappy ones too. It seems like a lot of shows want to achieve that 30 minute sitcom perfection that my generation and prior grew up loving. It's apparently harder to achieve than you think because so many keep getting cancelled. Here's what made the cut. Renewals The Good Doctor (ABC) - Season 2 Schitt's Creek (Pop) - Season 5 Black Mirror (Netflx) - Season 5 The Wall (NBC) - Season 3 Power (Starz) - Season 6 Dancing with the Stars (ABC) The Bachelor (ABC) Child Support (ABC) America's Funniest Home Video (ABC) Travelers (Netflix) - Season 3 The Sinner (USA) - Season 2 Will & Grace (NBC) - Season 11 Hollywood Game Night (NBC) - Season 6 Queer Eye (Netflix) Nailed It!...

February is over. So are some of your favorites shows. Some will return for the Spring or Summer season (or even Fall)... some won't return ever again (unless another network revives it). I've been slacking on blogging... and watching television. It's the worst because I love television. Perhaps I'll binge all summer. Here is a list of the cancelled and renewed shows from February 2018!  Cancellations A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix) will end next year with season 3.  Once Upon A Time (ABC) Disjointed (Netflix) **Paramount has delayed the March launch of its new series Heathers to later in 2018 as a result of the recent school shooting in Florida. ** Renewals BattleBots (Discovery and Science Channel) - Revived The Four (FOX) - Season 2 Tosh.0 (Comedy Central) - Renewed 3 more seasons Bosch (Amazon) - Season 5 No Activity (CBS All Access) - Season 2 Grace and Frankie (Netflix) - Season 5 Midnight, Texas (NBC) - Season 2 Superstore (NBC)...

Welcome to the new year! It's 2018, baby. Lots of new television shows are being released this year, but there's also a lot of old shows that will most likely end this year. Let's hope this is a good year for TV. I have a hypothesis that a lot of shows will be cancelled this year and next year will be the year of mostly new television shows. Let's see what was renewed and cancelled in January. Renewals She's Gotta Have It (Netflix) - Season 2 The Circus (Showtime) - Season 3 The Gifted (FOX) - Season 2 Young Sheldon (CBS) - Season 2 The Gong Show (ABC) - Season 2 Floribama Shore (MTV) - Season 2 Future Man (Hulu) - Season 2 Marvel's Runaways (Hulu) - Season 2 Ellen's Game of Games (NBC) - Season 2 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (TBS) - Seasons 3 and 4 American Dad (TBS) - Season 15 and 16 Stan Against Evil (IFC) - Season 3 The Walking Dead (AMC) - Season 9 9-1-1 (FOX) - Season 2 The Tick (Amazon) - Season 2 Grown-ish (Freeform) - Season ...

2017 has left us, as well as some television shows. Now here's 2018. What's returning (or not returning) in 2018? Keep reading and find out below. Cancellations Haters Back Off (Netflix) Love (Netflix) Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (BBC America)  Graves (Epix) White Famous (Showtime) Renewals Stranger Things (Netflix) - Season 3 Shooter (USA) - Season 3 Berlin Station (Epix) - Season 3 Big Little Lies (HBO) - Season 2 Victoria (PBS) - Season 3 Marvel's The Punisher (Netflix) - Season 2 Mr. Robot (USA) - Season 4 Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) - Season 10 Frontier (Netflix) - Season 3 Van Helsing (Syfy) - Season 3 Dark (Netflix) - Season 2 There's so many shows that were renewed in December. Only five goodbyes though! I'm not heartbroken over any of these shows that are cancelled. I don't even have any honorable mentions! I'm hoping January has the same feels.  Are you happy about any renewals or upset about any of ...

This blog is notorious for commenting on The Bachelor (and sometimes the spin-offs, Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise). That is because The Bachelor (and other reality competition style shows) are completely in my "guilty pleasure" folder. It's like a trainwreck you can't look away from. I expect it's near how people who are super into sports feel, especially now that The Bachelor franchise has started doing fantasy leagues. I definitely won last year's fantasy league (not formally announced to the world or a big deal but I definitely picked 3 out of the top 5 and Vanessa as the final rose). I only started watching The Bachelor franchise two years ago. I started with Ben's season, followed up with JoJo's season of the Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise season 3, Nick Viall's season of the Bachelor, skipped Rachel's season of the Bachelorette, and finished up with the most recent and weirdest season of Bachelor in Paradise. It's been a...

It's all right- this isn't the end of it. Endings and beginnings are as different than exits and entrances. Today is the last day of the year 2017. It's a time to reflect. In my own life, there has been so much change in my life. The person I started the year as has metamorphosed into a new person. At the beginning of this year, I began a blog. I have posted over 80 blog posts since then. This started as a way to talk about television shows and express my inner thoughts. It was supposed to be more focused than a diary or a journal. It was going to be about criminal justice research too. This changed over the year, as have I. Today's task: Start a journal or a blog. Write about your day. Write about your thoughts. Just write. A word. A sentence. A paragraph. A novel. Just write. Start it for 2018. Save it and hold it to look back on. Continue it for years to come. It's a release.

Today is December 30th. The day after tomorrow is 2018. Isn't that nuts? I feel like we just started this year and we're already saying goodbye. The days go by like hours. The months go by like days. Our lifetime passes so quickly that we miss out on simple things. Do you feel like electronics are taking away the way we communicate and express thoughts? When is the last time you have talked on the phone? When is the last time you have written a letter by hand? There is a little joy that a person feels when they receive mail (that is not a bill). It is becoming slightly archaic due to the rapid changes in technology. Today's task: Post on social media. Ask for addresses. Write pen pal letters. Talk about your day. Talk about your favorite books. Your favorite quotes. A story.  Write it and mail it. Stick that stamp on it and let it go. Extra : I have been doing these tasks alongside you guys (minus maybe one or two because I'm human and get busy too). This one...

Today is December 29th. There's only a few days left until 2018. How will you be spending your last days of 2017? I'll be catching up on Doctor Who, blogging a lot, and other miscellaneous things. I watch a lot of television. If that's one thing you can gather from my social media accounts and my blog, it's that I watch way too much television. I have a long list of television shows that I follow. I watch most of this on Hulu or other apps. I do have to record some shows on my DVR. Some people may not even have cable, especially with most people streaming nowadays. Today's task: Clean out your DVR. Whether that means removing shows you haven't seen or removing shows that you don't want to see (but for some reason recorded), remove them. Narrow it down. Watch the ones that are waiting to be watched. Don't have a DVR? Do you have a list of shows that you've been putting off watching? Or a list of movies? Cross them off! Spend a day and just catc...

Today is December 28th. There are 4 days until 2018. FOUR! Less than a handful. Crazy. I have so many goals that I didn't accomplish this year. Sometimes things don't go as planned. It's unfortunate, but I try to be the best person I can be and do what I set my mind out to do. A lot of people have this happen every year. We will set out a long (or even short) list of resolutions or goals to complete throughout the year, but some/most are not accomplished. It's hard to discipline yourself sometimes. I know it is. I find myself having issues completing simple goals, mostly because of money or some other reason. I tried to complete as many as I could this year (and I'll make a separate post about which ones I did accomplish). There are a lot of things I want to do next year. I think I want to do more and learn more. I want to become less of a homebody and more of a person who grabs life by the balls. I get one life to live and I want to live it to the fullest. The...

Today is December 27th. I'm so happy that Christmas is over. My Christmas tree and decorations are already down. The only thing left is to wash my Christmas hand towels and table cloth. Then it'll be over! Speaking of over, the year will be over in only a handful of days. I'm going to be planning out my last few things to do before the end of the year. I'm a planner. I plan everything. I plan what I'll do each day. I plan out my plan of action in a store. I plan out my blog series and blog posts. I plan everything. I also love making lists. One thing I don't plan out is my meals. I'll decide what I make for dinner exactly thirty minutes before I start cooking. When I go grocery shopping, I buy a little of everything because I never know what I'm going to make. I think, in 2018, I'm going to start planning out my meals better. This means I'll cut down on costs. The reason I'm posting this before 2018 is so you have time to plan and real...

Today is December 26th. It's a Tuesday! Christmas is over. Back to your normal lives (unfortunately). Today is a new day and, in 6 days, it'll be a new year! That means you'll say goodbye to the things that are over in 2017. One thing that I do several times a year is check expiration dates and clean out my freezer/fridge/cabinets. It's easy not to notice when your mayonnaise expires. I don't want to be that person who accidentally ingests something expired or rotten. It's something that I've always been weary of. If your trash pick-up is on Mondays, your trash will be picked up Tuesday probably. And hey, guess what? It's Tuesday. Perhaps I should have posted this yesterday... Today's task : Clean out your fridge, your freezer, your cabinets, etc. Check expiration dates. Check for mold or mildew. See if it's frostbitten. Throw it away!

It's Christmas! It's Christmas! It's Christmas! Less than a week until 2018, but who cares because it's Christmas! It's Christmas! It's Christmas! You're possibly going to get presents today. You may get a lot. You may get a little. You may get that 60" television you've been wanting. Or you may get something that you may need or already have. Regardless, someone took time out of their life to think of you. They thought you deserved something . It's important to remain grateful and humble during this day. It is easy to get lost in the greed of the season. Let's take today to revisit some manners. Today's challenge: Say thank you. Don't forget to tell everyone who got you a present today those two simple words. Thank you! Thank you for reading this blog. Thank you for buying me a present. Thank you for spending time with me today. Thank you for being you. Don't forget to say thank you! Today's task: Make a list. You...

Today is Christmas Eve (!!!!!!). Tomorrow is Christmas! Ah! Don't forget to put out your milk and cookies. I make my son write a thank you note with his milk and cookies. I try to keep him grounded and not greedy. I TRY. I know the holidays can be extra stressful. You have to deal with family members, even ones you may not like or who may judge you. You have to deal with rotten kids. You have to spend more money than normal for presents that people may or may not like. You have to do this and do that. You feel exhausted or fatigued. You need a break. Unfortunately, Christmas hasn't even happened yet. There's more to handle! It's important to stay level-headed throughout the holidays. Today's task: Go on a walk. It can be a walk around the neighborhood or around a park. Just go for a walk and enjoy yourself. Get lost in your thoughts or listen to your favorite artist with headphones on. Try to lower your stress level. Just take some time for you. If you...

Today is December 23rd. Two days! Two! I am so excited for Christmas. What else am I excited for? 2018! Only 9 days! Lots of exclamation marks to note my excitement! What are you guys doing on Christmas? I'm going to wake my family up way too early (because I always do) and then I'll watch everyone open their presents (because it makes me happy). Then, Jude will play for a little while and I'll make a Christmas lunch. Finally, we will go to my sister-in-law's house to have dinner and spend time with Caleb's side of the family. I have no idea what I'm making for Christmas lunch? I have a bunch of cookbooks (I'm talking 20+ probably). I have never opened them or really cooked from them. I think I will this year. I have no idea what I'm going to make, but hopefully, these will give me an idea! Do you have cookbooks that collect dust too? Why do we collect them and never use them? Today's task: Crack open a cookbook (or a website dedicated to re...

Today is December 22nd. It's 3 days until Christmas! It's crunchtime, baby! Oh and it's only 10 days until 2018. You can count down to 2018 on both of your hands. You don't even need to include toes now! The word of the day is: RECOVERY. Recovery is a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength. Recovery is important because sometimes we get very busy and slack of maintaining our normal state of health, mind, and strength. There are many ways to do this. It may require forgiveness, love, or therapy of some sort. Today's task: Recover. Focus on a certain aspect of your life and fix it. Make it well again and return to your normal state. There are many aspects you can fix: a friendship, a relationship, stress level, health, etc. Pick one and focus on your recovery today.

Today is December 21st. There are four days until Christmas and eleven days until 2018. What are you guys doing for Christmas weekend? (Write in the comments below). Have you ever watched Parks and Recreation? The show with Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman (and countless other wonderful actors)? It's about Pawnee and the Parks & Recreation office. I loved that show so much. Unfortunately, it ended in 2015, but you can still catch re-runs on television and on streaming networks. I highly recommend it! In season 4, there's an episode called "Pawnee Rangers". In this episode, Tom, Donna, and Ben have a "Treat Yo Self Day". It is technically celebrated on October 13th. On Treat Yo Self Day, you spend the day treating yourself to things you probably wouldn't buy on an ordinary day. Things worth buying on Treat Yo Self day, according to Donna: clothes, fragrances, massages, mimosas, and fine leather goods. Today obviously is not October 13th, but ...

Today is December 20th. FIVE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS! We are down to counting with one hand. And 12 days until 2018. So much left to do until both! I try to make homemade presents every year. This year, I decided to just buy presents because I have been busy and stressed out. Normally, we send out Christmas cards as well. This year, I haven't been as on top of everything (maybe next year!). Today's task: Make a few handwritten cards for your loved ones. Or at least buy cards with very sweet messages inside. Brighten up their day and wish them a happy holidays. Stamps don't cost all that much! You can do this. Extra: Make a post on social media and ask who wants a card. Send one to everyone who comments! Some ideas on Pinterest